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Reef Dwellers Finding Breambo The Real Thing In The Doghouse Gutter Talk Stacer’s Proline & Proline Angler
regular doctorfish
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fishermum
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thinklikeafish
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rodwrapper
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youngguns
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boattest
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tried&tested
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newproducts
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Robbie Wells from Sun2Sea clothing worked a 7in jerkshad along a tropical reef edge to entice this quality blue spotted coral trout (Plectropomus laevis) form its lair. Trout of this size commonly carry ciguatera poisoning so are considered a sportfish rather than table fare. Image by David Granville
issue #23
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editorial
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Hooked up hard in tiger country. A reef dweller hits the afterburners, headed for its home bommie.
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WORDS BY SCOTT AMON, PHOTOS BY SCOTT AMON AND DAVID GRANVILLE
Gotcha! A nice red bass on one of the effective little Madsads.
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The hefty, boof-headed buffalo emperor (Lethrinus erythracanthus) is like a Barrier Reef bulldozer.
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What you looking at? Under the cover of the oyster leases, activity rarely stops.
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WORDS AND PHOTOS BY DAVE SEAMAN
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WORDS AND PHOTOS BY STEVE STARLING 60
Tense moments as Jo battles a big native freshwater fish hooked on a live shrimp bobbed just clear of the bottom beside a tangle of timber‌ Don’t expect to win every encounter. 61
WORDS AND PHOTOS BY DAVID GRANVILLE
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There are few fish that fight as dirty as the dogtooth tuna, and capturing this species in any size is a notable angling achievement.
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